MILTON KEYNES. Doncaster Rovers defeats Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 after J. Dodoo scored just 1 goal (41′). Milton Keynes Dons was truly better in terms of ball possession (75%).​

The match was played at the Stadium mk stadium in Milton Keynes on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale with the help of Anthony Da Costa and Michael Chard. The 4th official was Joseph Stokes. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Milton Keynes Dons was in firm control of the ball 75% while Doncaster Rovers was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Milton Keynes Dons was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Doncaster Rovers was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Milton Keynes Dons shot 25 times, 6 on target, 19 off target. On the other side, Doncaster Rovers shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Milton Keynes Dons received 1 yellow card (J. McEachran). Talking about the opposition, Doncaster Rovers received 3 yellow cards (J. Olowu, B. Horton and A. Barlow).

Standings

After this match, Milton Keynes Dons will stay with 46 points like Oxford United to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Doncaster Rovers will have 19 points to remain in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Milton Keynes Dons will play away with Wycombe Wanderers on the 29th of January with a 6-2 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (3 draws).

Doncaster Rovers will host Plymouth Argyle on the 29th of January with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Plymouth Argyle (1 draw).

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Liam Manning decided to play with the following team: Jamie Cumming (6.6), Tennai Watson (7.3), Warren O’Hora (7.0), Dean Lewington (7.0), Daniel Harvie (7.3), Josh McEachran (7.4), Conor Coventry (6.5), Theo Corbeanu (6.4), Troy Parrott (6.6), Scott Twine (7.4) and Mohamed Eisa (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: J. Davies, Connor Wickham (6.6), F. Ravizzoli, J. Bird, B. Ilunga and Hiram Boateng (6.6).

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 2 changes: C. Coventry for H. Boateng (75′) and T. Parrott for C. Wickham (75′).

Best player: Scott Twine​

The player that probably impressed the most for Milton Keynes Dons was Scott Twine.

His rating is (7.4) with 30 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.

Doncaster Rovers – Formation

Doncaster Rovers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Gary McSheffrey played with: Louis Jones (7.9), Kyle Knoyle (7.1), Ollie Younger (7.4), Joseph Olowu (7.2), Branden Horton (7.4), Matthew Smith (6.8), Ethan Galbraith (6.6), Tommy Rowe (7.2), Kieran Agard (6.4), Joe Dodoo (7.4) and Josh Martin (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Aidan Barlow (6.4), J. Mitchell, Charlie Seaman (6.7), Omar Bogle (6.6), L. Hasani, B. Blythe and L. Ravenhill.

Doncaster Rovers could not rely on the presence of C. Seaman (injured).

Substitutions

Doncaster Rovers made 3 changes: E. Galbraith for C. Seaman (44′), K. Agard for O. Bogle (55′) and J. Martin for A. Barlow (83′).

Best player: Louis Jones​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Doncaster Rovers was the goalkeeper: Louis Jones. His rating is 7.93. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Burton Albion – AFC Wimbledon – 1-1
• Cambridge United – Crewe Alexandra – 1-0
• Charlton Athletic – Fleetwood Town – 2-0
• Ipswich Town – Accrington Stanley – 2-1
• Milton Keynes Dons – Doncaster Rovers – 0-1
• Morecambe – Wycombe Wanderers – 3-2
• Oxford United – Sheffield Wednesday – 3-2
• Plymouth Argyle – Lincoln City – 1-2
• Rotherham United – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
• Shrewsbury Town – Bolton Wanderers – 0-1
• Sunderland – Portsmouth – 1-0
• Wigan Athletic – Gillingham – 3-2